Chapter Seventy-One: The Theater Opens
In the twenty-seventh year of the Ming calendar of the Dafeng Dynasty, the hussar general set off from Qingzhou.
Life still has to go on, Cheng Ge in order to comfort his little sister. took her to the theater every day to watch Qingluan and them rehearse, this trick was really good, and Zhang Ziling quickly got rid of the bitterness at the beginning.
Cheng Ge thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to arrange Liang Zhu for the first play, although I don't know how the ancient script was written, but she completely followed the modern script format, so that even if someone else stole her script, she may not be able to discharge the same play as her.
"Princess." Zhang Ziling said while munching on melon seeds, "What is the final ending?" ”
Because the final ending song requires real butterflies and some special effects, there is no way to see this scene during rehearsals. Judging from Zhang Ziling's reaction, if you wait until the day of the official appearance, everyone should be very much looking forward to this ending.
"Then I can't tell you now." Cheng Ge said proudly, "If you want to see the ending, you must come on the day of the opening!" ”
Zhang Ziling pushed her coquettishly, although she wanted to know the ending, but if she waited until that day to reveal it with everyone, it should be more interesting. So she no longer struggled with what the ending would be, and began to watch them rehearse seriously.
Chengge's theater has changed its name to "Xingyue Building", so it should be well publicized before opening. In addition to Zhang Ziling's loudspeaker in the capital circle, she used one of the most commonly used propaganda methods in modern times - distributing leaflets.
There are many people who spread the word of mouth, and soon all the people in the capital knew that Xingyue Tower was reopened, and the tickets were half price. In the circle of Mrs. and Miss, everyone knows that it is the opening of the theater of the princess of Chang'an, not to mention half price, even if it is a lot of money, it will be a show! They sent people to grab tickets, and for a while in the capital, they were proud to be able to grab tickets for Xingyue Tower.
Qingluan and the others obviously didn't expect such a result, and they couldn't help but feel a little nervous when they thought that there would be many people coming to watch. They came here here to have a safe haven before, and they didn't expect that the current development would be much better than they had expected.
Even Qin Cao heard about Cheng Ge's Xingyue Tower in the palace, "I heard that tickets for Xingyue Tower are hard to find, can you get me a ticket too." Qin Cao looked at Qin Changqi who was next, and couldn't help but laugh, since Cheng Ge successfully cured the plague in Chengzhou before, she had more and more surprises for everyone.
"If the emperor wants to go, the retainers will definitely sweep the couch and welcome him." Qin Changqi clasped his fists and said loudly, "But there are a lot of fish and dragons there, if the emperor likes it, ask them to go to the palace to perform again." ”
"That's not going to work." Qin Cao hurriedly stopped, "What I want is the atmosphere of going to the scene to see, I haven't been out of the palace for a long time, so it's better to observe the people's feelings." Don't say more, just get ready for me. ”
Qin Changqi saw that he couldn't stop him at all, so he could only think that he must be fully prepared that day.
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On the day when Xingyue Tower reopened, gongs and drums rang out at the door, firecrackers rang out, and there were crowds of people. Although many people did not grab tickets, they still joined in the fun at the door, because the guys from the Crescent House distributed pastries at the door, and all the people present had a beautiful pastry to take home.
I have to say that Cheng Ge's marketing strategy is very successful, and almost everyone in the capital knows about Xingyue Tower.
The people who grabbed the tickets entered one after another, and the guys in the Xingyue Building were wearing uniform clothes, and they could see it from a distance. There are also a few good-looking girls, shuttling back and forth in the building, pouring tea for the guests who have already sat down. After a while, the entire Xingyue Tower was full.
"Welcome to Xingyue Tower." Cheng Ge himself did not show up, but hired a beautiful lady as the shopkeeper to speak on stage for himself, "Today is the first day of the opening of Xingyue Building, all kinds of things in the past, such as yesterday's death, and all kinds in the future, such as being born today." The rules of Xingyue Building are that regardless of identity, as long as you have a ticket, you can come to the play, and the building provides free tea and snacks. In the first scene of Xingyue Building, Liang Zhu, applause welcomed our actors to the stage. ”
After speaking, the shopkeeper stepped down, and the audience applauded.
This opening sentence was written by Cheng Ge himself, completely in accordance with the modern style, I believe that many people in the Dafeng Dynasty will feel very novel. This shopkeeper's name is Juan Niang, a widow, who was recommended by a subordinate of the palace.
"Master." Juan Niang's face is not happy, she is cold, and she doesn't like to talk to others on weekdays, but she is very serious about doing things.
"Good." Cheng Ge smiled and praised, "You keep staring, I'm going to go up to the second floor to entertain distinguished guests now." ”
Juan Niang nodded and continued to look at the scene in the entire theater seriously, but she didn't have to worry at all, because all the people had been attracted by the plot, and even many women had begun to yearn for whether they would meet such a man when they saw the previous plot.
Fortunately, there were several private rooms on the second floor before, and Qin Cao was in one of the rooms, and he was watching the play with relish at this time. Not to mention this kind of drama in the Dafeng Dynasty, even in other countries, I have never seen it. Although this play tells the story of love between men and women, the story is very novel and very interesting. Moreover, the Queen Mother couldn't come because of her poor health, and she was waiting for him to go back and tell her stories.
"See the Emperor." Cheng Ge saluted and greeted her, and Qin Cao waved her hand directly, asking her to sit on the side and not disturb herself watching the play. Cheng Ge raised his eyebrows, it seems that he has done a very successful job.
By the end of the whole play, many ladies and ladies had already begun to sobble quietly, especially in the scene where Liang Zhuhua turned into a butterfly, and even some men couldn't help but moisten their eyes. Because there were no lighting effects in ancient times, Cheng Ge could only use the black curtain to extinguish some candles on the stage, so that everyone's attention was focused on the middle of the stage, and then two butterflies were released.
The first scene can be said to be very successful, and after everyone left, Qin Cao hurried back to the palace. All the people downstairs were waiting for Cheng Ge to come out to comment, looking at the private room upstairs, Cheng Ge looked at so many pairs of eyes downstairs, and suddenly felt some emotion in his heart.
Is this the first business that my husband financed me? Thanks to these partners.
"I'll invite you to dinner tomorrow night." Cheng Ge smiled and waved his hand and said.
As soon as the words ended, there was a cheer downstairs. Cheng Ge nodded to everyone and told them to rest quickly, and there would be a lot of rehearsals after that, which might be even harder. Everyone said they didn't care, they just wanted their performance to be someone else.